Editing Book of Job (section)

===Liturgical use===
Jewish liturgy does not use readings from the Book of Job in the manner of the [[Torah|Pentateuch]], [[Nevi'im|Prophets]], or [[Five Megillot]], although it is quoted at funerals and times of mourning. However, there are some Jews, particularly the [[Spanish and Portuguese Jews]], who do hold public readings of Job on the [[Tisha B'Av]] fast (a day of mourning over the destruction of the [[Solomon's Temple|First]] and [[Second Temple|Second]] [[Temple in Jerusalem|Temples]] and other tragedies).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ou.org/holidays/tisha_bav_and_sefer_iyov/|title=The Connection Between Tisha B'Av and Sefer Iyov (Job)|publisher=Orthodox Union|date=2011-07-19}}</ref> The [[Hebrew cantillation|cantillation]] signs for the large poetic section in the middle of the Book of Job differ from those of most of the biblical books, using a system shared with it only by [[Psalms]] and [[Book of Proverbs|Proverbs]].

The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] reads from Job and Exodus during [[Holy Week]]. Exodus prepares for the understanding of Christ's exodus to his Father, of his fulfillment of the whole history of salvation; Job, the sufferer, is the Old Testament icon of Christ.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

The [[Roman Catholic Church]] reads from Job during [[Matins]] in the first two weeks of September and in the Office of the Dead,{{sfn|Dell|1991|p=26}} and in the revised [[Liturgy of the Hours]] Job is read during the Fifth, Twelfth, and Twenty Sixth Week in [[Ordinary Time]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bergsma |first=John Sietze |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/950745091 |title=A Catholic introduction to the Bible. Volume 1, The Old Testament |date=2018 |first2=Brant James|last2=Pitre|publisher=Ignatius Press |isbn=978-1-58617-722-5 |location=San Francisco |pages=556–558 |oclc=950745091}}</ref>

In the modern [[Roman Rite]], the Book of Job is read during:
* 5th and 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - ''Year B''
* Weekday Reading for the 26th Week in Ordinary Time - ''Year II Cycle''
* Ritual Masses for the Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum - ''First Reading'' options
* Masses for the Dead - ''First Reading'' options